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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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